WEBVTT AMY MILLER IS SOAKING IT ALL IN. I’VE GOT TWO BOYS THAT HAVE MY HEART, AND ONE THAT HAS MY KIDNEY AND I’LL FOREVER BE HIS BIGGEST CHEERLEADER. AMANDA: HER KIDNEY, NOW HAS TWO-YEAR-OLD HENRY UP RUNNING AROUND AND ENJOYING LIFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE. HENRY’S MOM MET AMY, JUST BY CHANCE. THEIR PATHS CROSSED AT A PRAYER GROUP THAT BROUGHT THEIR TWO CHURCHES TOGETHE THE STARS SEEMED TO ALIGN. >> SHE RIGHT AWAY SAID I’M AN ORGAN DONOR, I WILL GIVE HIM MY KIDNEY. I SAID, WHAT? IS CRAZY. -- THIS IS CRAZY. AMANDA: MORE THAN A YEAR AGO WE FIRST MET HENRY AS HE BATTLED END STAGE RENAL FAILURE. THIS SMILING BABY BOY WAS BORN PREMATURE. HE NEEDED 10 HOURS OF DIALYSIS EVERY NIGHT. TOUCHING DIFFERENT TEXTURES LIKE LEAVES WOULD MAKE HIM SICK. ELIZABETH ROGERS SAYS NOW THAT’S ALL CHANGED. >> HENRY’S A COMPLETELY NEW KID. I KNEW THERE WERE GOING TO BE CHANGES WITH HIM BUT IT HAS ALL COME VERY QUICKL AMANDA: HENRY WENT INTO SURGERY ON MAY 15 THE SAME DAY AS HIS OLDER SISTER ANNIE’S BIRTHDAY. IT WAS AMY’S LOVE FOR HER O BROTHER THAT PUSHED HER TO GET TESTED. >> AT THAT TIME MY LITTLE BROTHER WAS DYING AND ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS ANNIE’S LITTLE BROTHER AND HIS CHANCE AT LIFE. AMANDA: HENRY ENDURED MORE THAN 7 HOURS IN THE -O-R. THIS LITTLE GUY THEN SPENT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL RECOVERING. AMY ALSO IS STILL RECOVERING. SHE SAYS WATCHING HENRY START TO LIVE HIS LIFE, MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT. >> WHENEVER IT DOES GET SORE, OR I’M ESPECIALLY TIRED, OR MAYBE I’M MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING, ELIZABETH’S POSTS ABOUT THE FIRST TIME HE TOOK A BATH, TEARS TO MY EYES. YOU KNOW THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WANTED. >> I THIN THAT GOD REALLY IS IN CONTROL AND I THINK HE PUTS PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES FOR A REASON . MAYBE WE DIDN’T SEE IT TWO YEARS AGO, BUT HE HAD HIS HAND IN IT THE WHOLE TIME. AMANDA: AMY HOPES HER GIFT OF LIFE GIVES OTHER PEOPLE COURAGE. TO HELP OTHERS JUST LIKE HENRY. >> I HAVE NO REGRETS. IF ANYTHING, I FEEL STRONGER THAN I DID BEFORE. THAT THIS WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AMANDA: DOCTORS SAY HENRY’S KIDNEY WILL GIVE HIM ANOTHER 35 YEARS OF NORMAL LIFE. HIS KIDNEY ALSO IS A GIFT FOR HIS FAMILY WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN AS A FAMILY OF FOUR. THEY’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING AN OUT OF TOWN WEDDING THIS FALL IN D

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Miller said God has given her the strength to endure transplant surgery after following her faith led her to this little boy who needed her help.

“I've got two boys that have my heart, and one that has my kidney and I'll forever be his biggest cheerleader,” Miller said.

Her kidney now has Henry up running around and enjoying life like never before.

Henry’s mom met Amy by chance. Their paths crossed at a prayer group that brought their two churches together, and the stars seemed to align.

“She right away said 'I'm an organ donor, I will give him my kidney' and I said, 'What?' This is crazy,” mom Elizabeth Rogers said.

More than a year ago, WLWT first met Henry as he battled end stage renal failure. He needed 10 hours of dialysis every night. Even touching different textures like leaves would make him sick.

Rogers said that has all changed now.

“Henry's a completely new kid. I knew there were going to be changes with him but it has all come very quickly,” Rogers said.

Henry underwent surgery on May 15th, the same day as his older sister Annie’s birthday.

It was Miller’s love for her own brother that pushed her to get tested.

“At that time my little brother was dying and all I could think about was Annie's little brother and his chance at life,” Miller said.

Henry endured more than seven hours in the operating room, then spent about two weeks at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital recovering.

Amy also is still recovering, but says watching Henry start to live his life makes it all worthwhile.

“Whenever it does get sore, or I'm especially tired, or maybe I'm missing out on something, Elizabeth's posts about the first time he took a bath, tears to my eyes. You know those are the things that I wanted,” Miller said.

“I think that God really is in control and I think he puts people in our lives for a reason. Maybe we didn't see it two years ago, but He had His hand in it the whole time,” Rogers said.

Miller hopes her gift of life gives other people courage to help others just like Henry.

“I have no regrets. If anything, I feel stronger than I did before. That this was the right thing to do,” Miller said.

Doctors say Henry’s kidney will give him another 35 years of normal life. His kidney also is a gift for his family, who have never been able to travel out of town as a family of four.

They’re looking forward to attending an out-of-town wedding this fall in Denver.